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Elon Musk takes over Twitter

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Alma, Apr 25, 2022.

  1. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    I'm all grown up, so the sophomoric politics of a collar-popping retcon tech bro like Musk are of little interest to me.

    That he's the richest man alive and he's busy replatforming Nazis on social media is of some concern to me, yes.
     
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  2. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    If you gives you any solace, Bernard Arnault is the richest man alive. :)
     
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  3. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    This week. Give it time.

    (also, it's probably Putin)
     
  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Come on, man.

    Vladimir Putin earns $140,000 a year and has an 800-square foot apartment.
     
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  5. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    . . . and every window broken!
     
  6. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    So am I, which is why I can see through zit-speckled poseurs like Musk.

    His money does nothing for him that he needs. The man reeks of insecurity. Like his overlords.
     
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  7. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    His fascist heel turn - regardless of its origin - is worrying in someone with his hand on the throttle of 450 million social media users.

    Same problem with the clueless, just-asking-questions knownothings with huge audiences like Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson.

    A lot of evil has been done over the years by - and in the name of - insecure men.
     
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  8. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    Dick Cavett is still alive, by the way. These are the new Dick Cavetts.
    Rogan is going to be around a while. Peterson looks one step away from Count Dooku.
     
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  9. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Loved Cavett's guest list.

    Never liked Cavett.
     
  10. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    I haven't been exposed much to Cavett's work, but I get the sense he was a less funny, less personable Jay Leno. There are far worse things.
     
  11. tea and ease

    tea and ease Well-Known Member

    I think he was a bit funnier and smarter than Leno... he was a less try-hard. Times were different. Leno is not personable
    at all. Maybe this belongs on the unpopulsr opinion board.
     
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  12. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    Today I learned that anybody has an opinion about Dick Cavett at all. I’m certainly shocked to hear that he was ever the least bit controversial.
     
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